Using?the?Walden?Library

Description
Where?can?you?find?evidence?to?inform?your?thoughts?and?scholarly?writing??Throughout?your?degree?program,
you?will?use?the?research?literature?to?explore?ideas,?guide?your?thinking,?and?gain?new?insights.?As?you?search
the?research?literature,?it?is?important?to?use?resources?that?are?peer?reviewed?and?from?scholarly?journals.?You
may?already?have?some?favorite?online?resources?and?databases?that?you?use?or?have?found?useful?in?the?past.?
To?prepare:
Review?the?information?presented?in?the?Learning?Resources?for?using?the?Walden?Library,?searching?the
databases,?and?evaluating?online?resources.
Begin?searching?for?a?peer?reviewed?article?that?pertains?to?your?practice?area?and?is?of?particular?interest?to?you.
Identify?the?database?that?you?used?to?search?for?a?peer?reviewed?article?in?your?area?of?practice?and?interest.
Reflect?on?your?experience?with?searching?the?database.?Did?you?note?any?difficulties?when?searching?for?an
article??What?steps/strategies?did?you?find?helpful?for?locating?a?peer?reviewed?article??Would?this?database?be
useful?to?your?colleagues??Would?you?recommend?this?database?
Once?you?have?select?your?peer?reviewed?article,?evaluate?its?strengths?and?weaknesses?in?terms?of?scholarly
writing,?bias,?`opinion,?quality?of?evidence,?and?appropriateness?to?its?target?audience.
Post?a?brief?summary?of?your?peer?reviewed?article,?the?database?you?located?your?article?in,?your?database
searching?experience,?key?words?utilized?in?the?search,?and?analysis?of?the?strengths?and?weaknesses?of?the
article.
Support?your?Discussion?assignment?with?specific?resources?used?in?its?preparation?using?APA?formatting.?You
are?asked?to?provide?a?reference?for?all?resources,?including?those?in?the?Learning?Resources?for?this?course.
**Please?use?these?websites?and?additional?material?for?sources
http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/foundationscoursedocs/IntroToTheWaldenLibrary
http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/foundationscoursedocs/SearchingRetrieving
http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/foundationscoursedocs/IdentifyingEvaluating
http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/foundationscoursedocs/waldenlibrary